Tidal circulation and residence time in a macrotidal estuary: Cobscook Bay, Maine

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 647-665

  Brooks, D A ^a   Baca, M W ^a   Lo, Y T ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquaculture; Gulf of Maine; Model; Pollutant disperal; Tidal circulation

Indexed keywords

CIRCULATION; ESTUARINE DYNAMICS; FLUSHING; RESIDENCE TIME; TIDAL CURRENT;

COBSCOOK BAY; MAINE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033372949     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ecss.1999.0544     Document Type: Article

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